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(No Model.)

G. SMITH.

ALIGNER FOR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

Patented Sept. 1, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

CLEMENT SMITH, OF TOPEKA, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR TO 0. J. BAKER, OF

SAME PLACE.

ALIGNER FOR TYPE-WRITING MACHlNES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325.635, datedSeptember 1, 1885.

Application filed May 23, 1884 (No model.)

1 0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GLEMEnT SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at T0- peka; in the county of Shawnee and State of Kansaahaveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Aligners forType-Writing Machines; and I do declare the following to beafull, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being-had to the accompanying drawings, and-to letters orfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a plan view of my device. Fig. 2 isa frontview of the same, and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view.

The object of this invention is to provide a device for aligning thetype of writing-machines; and it consists in the construction and novelarrangement of devices, as hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in theap pended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates a transverse rodor bar, which is provided with supports 13, having transverseperforations or bearings c, in which the ends of the rod are adjustable.Set-screws I) serve to fix the position of the rod with relation to thesupports 13 after adjustment.

Each support B is provided with an arm, D, which is usually made with acoiled elastic or else adjustable end bearing, E, and said arm 1) isadjustable with reference to the rod A, being usually seated in aperforation or bearing, 0, of the support B to which said rod isconnected. The supports B, with their arrnsD, engage the apertures atthe sides of the type basket of the writing machine, through which theribbon passes, and are adjusted to fit the same firmly and securelywithout interfering with the ribbon. The position of the transverse rodA is therefore in front of the center of the type-basket or in rear ofsaid center, as may be preferred.

On the rod A is a sleeve, E, carrying a bearing, F, on which is placedthe adjustable aligner-arm G, which is provided with the aligning-gageH, the latter being of any desirable pattern or form. The arm G,carrying the gage H, is provided with a set-screw, h, for fixing itsadjustment, and the sleeve E is also provided with a set-screw, k, for alike purpose. The bearing F is thus made adjustable on the rodlengthwise of the same, and the gage-arm is adjustable to or from therod. .The gage may therefore be brought readily into the proper positionfor rectifying the type of the machine. When once adjusted, it can bekept without change or altera tion, and is always in readiness forapplication to rectify any letter of the machine which may be out ofalignment. hen the aligner is in position, the type is brought to properposition with reference to the gage, and is thus properly adjusted bymeans of the screw in its chair.

The aligner can be applied to or detached from the machine instantly,without removing or interfering with any portion thereof.

In using this aliguer it is not necessary to spring the t pearms, whichis a very injurious procedure, and apt to ruin the bearings of saidarms.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent,

1. The combination, with the aligner-bar extending transversely, ofadjustable arms engaging the ribbon slots of the type-writing machine,substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the transverse aligner-bar, of the supports 13,adjustable on said alignenbar, the arms D, adjustable in said supports,the sleeve-bearing adjustable on the aligner-bar, and the gage-armadjustable on the sleevebearing, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, with the transverse aligner-bar, and its adjustablesupports engaging the ribbon slots of the writing-machine, of theadjustable bearing on said bar, and the adjustable gage-arm on saidbearing, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLEMENT SMITH.

Witnesses:

L. A. Sivrrrn, J. H. NOBLE.

